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Lauren:

Lauren:

Some years ago I spoke to a class of University of British Columbia medical students. As I left the classroom, a student followed me out. She said: "Dr. Romalis, you won't remember me, but you did an abortion on me in 1992. I am a secondyear medical student now, and if it weren't for you I wouldn't be here now."

Lauren:

Lauren:

From the page: "Moreover, given the increasing diversity of America's population, the dangers of sectarianism have never been greater. Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers."
- Barack Obama

Lauren:

From the page: "It was obvious anyway, but became beat-you-over-the-head-with-a-two-by-four obvious when Palin referenced the 窶glass ceiling窶 line, that this choice is a blatant pander to women. I would like to believe that women will actually feel insulted by this. Yes, it would have been historic if Hillary had gotten the nomination. It was historic that she made it as far as she did. Yes, it would be great to have a woman in the oval office, or in the VP slot if they are the right woman窶ｦa woman who got there with her own drive, grit, determination, intelligence, skill and merits. When you窶re hand-picked by a man to win votes simply because you are a woman, that doesn窶t count, and it doesn窶t break any kind of ceiling. Would we have had a Stan Palin as our VP pick? No. So choosing a woman because you think her gender will get votes is insulting."

Lauren:

Lauren:

"1. There goes McCain's best argument.
He cannot say Obama is not ready but she is. Obama started organizing his campaign for president the same month she was sworn in to lead the third-smallest state's government."

I cannot wait for the vice presidential debates. She's going to get torn apart.

Lauren:

Lauren:

It's a story we all know by now. Yang Peiyi was preparing for what was supposed to be the performance of her little life. Fifteen minutes before she was to sing "Ode to the Nation," and as four billion tuned in to watch the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, Yang Peiyi was told she'd been replaced. But as her nine-year-old replacement took to the stage and began to sing, what Yang heard was her own voice piping over the loudspeakers. The replacement was lip-syncing. Yet it was the replacement, Lin Miaoke, who became an instant star in China. Yang Peiyi, you're not ugly. The regime that refuses to respect its people is the ugly one.